Harry Potter World

My oldest daughter learned of Harry Potter over the past few months. She was instantly hooked. She read all the books and watched all the movies in less than 6 or 8 weeks (I think, give or take). 

We booked tickets to Harry Potter and drove a couple hours to get there. Actually I think it was less than 2 hours to get there. It was just her and I, so it made for great conversation time.

The place really is quite magical. I'm not much of a fan of the author or story, if I'm allowed to say that, but we still had a great time. Kids' eyes light up in there. 

You start in a wide open room where they play a movie (talking about the tour), then the walls lift and you're at one of the front doors from the real movies. This is the real sets for the movies, the actors day they "lived there" for 10 years.

You walk into the dinner hall, or whatever they call it :) again, a real set. Then you go into a museum with lots of real pieces, there are interactive parts (shoot your own movie, etc). Then you can drink butter beer, which was like a mix of lemonade and apple juice - or something - I liked it. You can also go outside and see Harry's real house. Oh, how can I forget, you get to walk the real train and station as well.

My daughter loved it, I think it's up there with minecon for her, so that's a win! I just enjoyed seeing her exited and all the great conversation:)